Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Prepare for COVID-19 Human Challenge Trials by Building a Challenge Study Center
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1,138 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government, through the NIHR, must ringfence funds to create a Challenge Study Center with sufficient biocontainment capacity to quarantine 100-200 volunteers in COVID-19 human challenge trials.
We need multiple vaccines to meet global demand, and some epidemiologists are considering COVID-19 human challenge trials to quickly narrow the field of promising vaccine candidates. Over 1,400 Britons have already volunteered.
In the past, the government has provided funding for clinical trial centers during times of need. Today, the government should embrace the altruism of British volunteers and cement the UK’s leadership in future medical research by doing the same.
In the past, the government has provided funding for clinical trial centers during times of need. Today, the government should embrace the altruism of British volunteers and cement the UK’s leadership in future medical research by doing the same.
Timeline
| 25 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,138
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
25 Sep 2020
Closed
25 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.